Yes!  You read that correctly.  Two and a half inch strips to be precise.  Join Quiltoni and the Maker Savvy Team on Black Friday for a fun filled evening of poker, friends, and refreshments while contributing to a worthwhile cause.

Join a table for Texas Hold’Em (the simplified version) and bet on your hand with your 2 1/2″ strips. No poker experience, no worries; Quiltoni will guide you and maybe even help with your strip betting.  Collect as many as you can.  Players at tables will rotate throughout the evening so you are playing with a whole new set of friends with a whole new set of 2 1/2″ strips.

Bring as many strips as you like, and if you run out, no problem:  there will be a cashier’s table where you can purchase more chips (2 1/2″ strips).  Buy strips from us – a twonie donation per strip.

Twenty-five admission fee gives you; entertainment, refreshments, and a swag bag.  Admission fees are also donated to the Wonderland Tea Party.

The Hubley family, from Kanata, has been strongly committed to helping children suffering from mental health issues ever since their eldest son, Jamie, who suffered from depression, died by suicide in 2011.   To date, this event has raised more than $273,000 and CHEO is very grateful that the Hubley family’s unwavering support for mental health care has been matched by the generosity of family, friends, and a caring business community.

Our mission is to conduct fundraising efforts to help CHEO provide dedicated beds and treatment programs for the youngest in need of in-patient mental health care. We know that early intervention leads to healthier outcomes during teen years and into adulthood.
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Prior to COVID-19, CHEO was facing a crisis with a 90 percent increase in mental health emergency visits since 2010. Layer in isolation and uncertainty from the pandemic, followed by fears about a child’s battle with despair and anxiety, and that keeps this heartbreaking crisis in overdrive.